EP2539288A1 - Fibre optique présentant une résistance mécanique accrue - Google Patents

Fibre optique présentant une résistance mécanique accrue

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EP2539288A1
EP2539288A1 EP11707296A EP11707296A EP2539288A1 EP 2539288 A1 EP2539288 A1 EP 2539288A1 EP 11707296 A EP11707296 A EP 11707296A EP 11707296 A EP11707296 A EP 11707296A EP 2539288 A1 EP2539288 A1 EP 2539288A1
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Kevin W. Bennett
Andrey V. Filippov
Peter J. Ronco
Roger A. Rose
Pushkar Tandon
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  • the disclosure relates generally to optical fibers and more particularly to optical fibers having improved mechanical strength.
  • the mechanical strength of a glass material is at least in part a function of components or ingredients used to make the glass.
  • the mechanical strength of a glass material can be influenced by processing conditions used to make the glass. For example, in planar glass products, the strength of the glass can be significantly increased if the outer surface of the glass is processed to be in a state of compressive stress.
  • One embodiment of the disclosure relates to an optical fiber that includes a core, an inner cladding layer surrounding the core, and an over cladding layer surrounding the inner cladding layer.
  • the over cladding layer has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa.
  • An additional embodiment of the disclosure relates to an optical fiber that includes a core and an over cladding layer surrounding the core.
  • the over cladding layer has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa.
  • Another embodiment of the disclosure relates to a method of making an optical fiber.
  • the method includes drawing an optical fiber from an optical fiber preform, wherein the optical fiber includes a core, an inner cladding layer surrounding the core, and an over cladding layer surrounding the inner cladding layer.
  • the over cladding layer has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa in the finished optical fiber.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates schematically an embodiment of an optical waveguide fiber
  • FIG. 2 illustrates schematically another embodiment of an optical waveguide fiber
  • FIG. 3 plots stress as a function of radial position for optical fibers corresponding to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2.
  • optical fibers having increased mechanical strength and methods of their manufacture are disclosed herein.
  • the optical fibers include an over cladding layer that has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa.
  • the over cladding layer has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa, we mean that the over cladding layer is in a state of compression, with the magnitude or absolute value of the compressive stress being at least lOOMPa.
  • Compressive stress values can be determined using the fiber stress measurement technique reported in Wissuchek et al., "Analysis of Residual Stress in Optical Fiber", Part of the SPIE Conference on Optical Fiber Reliability and Testing, Boston, Massachusetts, September 1999, SPIE Vol. 3848, pp.
  • the softening point of a glass layer or region is defined as the temperature at which the viscosity of the glass in the temperature or region is equal to about 10 7'6 poise (i.e., 3.981xl0 7 poise).
  • the softening point of the glass and viscosity of the glass at temperatures near the softening point can be determined using ASTM C338- 93 (2008) "Standard Test Method for Softening Point of Glass.”
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an optical fiber as disclosed herein.
  • the optical fiber 10 includes a core region 12, an inner cladding layer 14 surrounding the core 12, and an over cladding layer 16 surrounding the inner cladding layer 14, wherein the over cladding layer 16 has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa, such as at least 150 MPa, and further such as at least 200 MPa.
  • the optical fiber can also be coated with one or more coating layers (not shown), such as coatings comprising a polymeric material.
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates another exemplary embodiment of an optical fiber as disclosed herein.
  • the optical fiber 10' includes a core region 12' and an over cladding layer 16' surrounding the core 12', wherein the over cladding layer 16' has a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa, such as at least 150 MPa, and further such as at least 200 MPa.
  • the optical fiber can also be coated with one or more coating layers
  • coatings comprising a polymeric material.
  • Optical fibers having an over cladding layer with a compressive stress of at least 100 MPa can be produced using methods disclosed herein, wherein the viscosity and radial thickness of the over cladding layer are controlled to be within specified ranges.
  • the compressive stress in the over cladding layer can also be affected by the tension under which the fiber is drawn.
  • Such fiber can have increased mechanical strength characteristics without a substantial negative impact of the fiber refractive index profile as the result of the stress-optic effect.
  • the stress-optic effect is an effect that occurs as a result of stresses in the fiber that alter the index of the fiber from the value that would be expected from composition alone.
  • stresses induced at draw the atomic distance as well as the electron shells of atoms in the glass can be influenced. These cause a change in refractive index of the glass, which in cylindrical coordinates is given as:
  • ⁇ is the refractive index of unstressed glass
  • n r , 3 ⁇ 4 and n z are the effective refractive index in the radial, azimuthal and axial direction respectively
  • Bi and B 2 are the stress-optical coefficients.
  • the over clad layer material and over clad layer thickness, as well as the draw tension are chosen such that the change in the index of the core as a result of the stress-optic effect is not large enough to impact the waveguide capabilities of the core.
  • the viscosity of the over cladding layer can, for example, be modified by doping the over cladding layer with one or more dopants. Such dopants may be added to the over cladding layer during a laydown stage, such as during an outside vapor deposition (OVD) process, or during a consolidation stage.
  • ODD outside vapor deposition
  • Examples of dopants that can be preferably added during a laydown stage include germania, boron, phosphorous, titania, alumina, phosphorous, and alkali metals, such as sodium and potassium.
  • Examples of dopants that can be preferably added during a consolidation stage include fluorine and chlorine.
  • the amount of dopant or dopants in the over cladding layer should preferably be sufficient to modify the viscosity of the over cladding layer within a predetermined range relative to the viscosity of the layer or region it immediately surrounds, wherein the viscosity of the over cladding layer is lower than the viscosity of the layer or region it immediately surrounds over at least a predetermined temperature range.
  • the temperature range will be a temperature range through which the optical fiber passes while being drawn from an optical fiber preform, such as the softening point of the layer or region being surrounded by the over cladding layer ⁇ 100°C, and further such as the softening point of the layer or region being surrounded by the over cladding layer ⁇ 200°C, and even further such as the softening point of the layer or region being surrounded by the over cladding layer ⁇ 400°C.
  • Examples of preferred temperature ranges include from about 1200°C to about 2000°C, such as from about 1400°C to about 1800°C.
  • the ratio of the viscosity of the over cladding layer to the viscosity of the layer or region it immediately surrounds at any temperature of the optical fiber in the predetermined temperature range is from about 0.1 to about 0.9, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5, such as from about 0.1 to about 0.2 and further such as from about 0.2 to about 0.5.
  • the ratio of the viscosity of the over cladding layer to the viscosity of the inner cladding layer at any temperature of the optical fiber in the range of the softening point of the inner cladding layer ⁇ 200°C is preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.9, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5, such as from about 0.1 to about 0.2 and further such as from about 0.2 to about 0.5.
  • the ratio of the viscosity of the over cladding layer to the viscosity of the inner cladding layer at any temperature of the optical fiber in the range of from about 1400°C to about 1800°C is from about 0.1 to about 0.9, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5, such as from about 0.1 to about 0.2 and further such as from about 0.2 to about 0.5.
  • the difference in the softening point of the over cladding layer and the softening point of the inner cladding layer is preferably greater than 40 °C, such as greater than 60°C, further such as greater than 80°C, still further such as greater than 100°C, and yet still further such as greater than 120°C.
  • the difference in the softening point of the over cladding layer and the softening point of the inner cladding layer is between 40°C and 150°C, such as between 60°C and 150°C, and further such as between 80°C and 150°C, and still further such as between 100°C and 150°C, wherein the softening point of the over cladding layer is lower than the softening point of the inner cladding layer.
  • the ratio of the viscosity of the over cladding layer to the viscosity of the core at any temperature of the optical fiber in the range of the softening point of the core ⁇ 200°C is preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.9, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5, such as from about 0.1 to about 0.2 and further such as from about 0.2 to about 0.5.
  • the ratio of the viscosity of the over cladding layer to the viscosity of the core at any temperature of the optical fiber in the range of from about 1400°C to about 1800°C is from about 0.1 to about 0.9, more preferably from about 0.1 to about 0.5, such as from about 0.1 to about 0.2 and further such as from about 0.2 to about 0.5.
  • the difference in the softening point of the over cladding layer and the softening point of the core is preferably greater than 40 °C, such as greater than 60°C, further such as greater than 80°C, still further such as greater than 100°C, and yet still further such as greater than 120°C.
  • the difference in the softening point of the over cladding layer and the softening point of the core is between 40°C and 150°C, such as between 60°C and 150°C, and further such as between 80°C and 150°C, and still further such as between 100°C and 150°C, wherein the softening point of the over cladding layer is lower than the softening point of the core.
  • dopants can be added in amounts and ratios that not only modify the viscosity of the over cladding layer relative to the viscosity of the layer or region it immediately surrounds but also modify the refractive index of the over cladding layer relative to the layer or region it immediately surrounds.
  • one or more dopants can be added to lower the refractive index of the over cladding layer relative to the layer or region it immediately surrounds. Examples of such dopants include boron and fluorine.
  • one or more dopants can be added to raise the refractive index of the over cladding layer relative to the layer or region it immediately surrounds. An example of such a dopant is germania.
  • one or more dopants can be added such that the refractive index of the over cladding layer is approximately the same as the refractive index of the layer or region it immediately surrounds.
  • the over cladding layer can be codoped with germania (an index raising dopant) and fluorine (an index lowering dopant) in a ratio that allows for the over cladding layer to have approximately the same refractive index as pure or substantially pure silica.
  • the radial thickness of the over cladding can be controlled to be within a predetermined range.
  • a series of exemplary single mode fibers were modeled having varying over cladding radial thickness and over cladding/inner cladding viscosity ratios.
  • Each of the modeled fibers had a 125 ⁇ diameter with a core having a 4.4 ⁇ radius, wherein the core was modeled to be doped with about 7 wt% germania (corresponding to a maximum refractive index relative to pure silica of about 0.35%) and surrounded by an inner cladding layer of substantially pure silica, which in turn was surrounded by a over cladding layer, wherein for different exemplary fibers, the viscosity and radial thickness of the over cladding layer were allowed to vary.
  • the viscosity ratio of the over clad layer to the inner clad layer was determined at a temperature of about 1650°C, which is about the softening point of the inner cladding layer, at which temperature the viscosity of the inner clad layer in each of the examples is about 3.981xl0 7 poise.
  • the exemplary fibers are set forth in Table 1.
  • the lower viscosity in the over clad layer relative to the viscosity in the inner clad layer, as shown in Table 1, can, for example, be achieved by adding dopants in the over clad layer in the amounts set forth below in Table 1 A.
  • the over cladding layer can be codoped with germania and fluorine in a ratio that allows for the over cladding layer to have approximately the same refractive index as pure or substantially pure silica as set forth, for example in Table IB.
  • fluorine when used as a dopant in the over clad layer, it can be present in the over clad layer, alone or in combination with one or more other dopants, in amounts ranging from 0.05 to 2.5wt%, such as from 0.1 to 1.5wt%, and further such as from 0.2 to 1.0wt%.
  • germania when used as a dopant in the over clad layer, it can be present in the over clad layer, alone or in combination with one or more other dopants, in amounts ranging from 0.25 to 35wt%, such as from 0.5 to 25wt%, and further such as from 1 to 10wt%.
  • titania When titania is used as a dopant in the over clad layer, it can be present in the over clad layer, alone or in combination with one or more other dopants, in amounts ranging from 0.25 to 20wt%, such as from 0.5 to 10wt%, and further such as from 1 to 5wt%.
  • germaina and fluorine When germaina and fluorine are combined as codopants in the over clad layer, they can, for example, be present in amounts ranging from 0.3 to 10wt% germainia in combination with from 0.05 to 1.5wt% fluorine, such as from 0.6 to 6wt% germaina in combination with from 0.1 to 1 wt% fluorine, and further such as from 1 to 3wt% germaina in combination with from 0.15 to 0.5wt% fluorine.
  • the effective index of the core appears to be affected by the radial thickness of the over clad layer, particularly at lower viscosity ratios of over clad layer to inner clad layer. Such effects are believed to be the result of the stress-optic effect described above.
  • the radial thickness of the over cladding layer is preferably large enough to have a sufficiently high compressive stress without the stress in the core region being so large as to substantially affect the effective index of the core of the fiber.
  • the radial thickness of the over cladding layer is from about 3% to about 30% of the radial thickness of the optical fiber, and even more preferably from about 5% to about 20% of the radial thickness of the optical fiber.
  • the over cladding layer may have, for example, a radial thickness of between about 2.5 and about 17.5 ⁇ , such as between about 7.5 and 12.5 ⁇ .
  • the over cladding layer may have, for example, a radial thickness of between about 5 and about 35 ⁇ , such as between about 15 and 25 ⁇ .
  • the amount of the over clad layer compressive stress is also influenced by the tension under which the optical fiber is drawn.
  • the optical fiber is drawn at a draw tension of between about 100 g and 400 g, such as a draw tension of between about 200 g and 300 g.
  • Table 2 lists further examples of modeled single mode optical fiber having a 125 ⁇ diameter with a core having a 4.4 ⁇ radius, with a core doped with about 7 wt% germania.
  • the core was surrounded by an inner cladding layer of substantially pure silica, which in turn was surrounded by a over cladding layer, wherein for different exemplary fibers, the viscosity and radial thickness of the over cladding layer were allowed to vary as was the tension under which the fiber was drawn.
  • the viscosity ratio of the over clad layer to the inner cladding layer was determined at a temperature of about 1650°C, which is about the softening point of the inner clad layer, at which temperature the viscosity of the inner clad layer in each of the examples is about 3.981xl0 7 poise.
  • the difference between the softening point of the inner clad layer and over clad layer as reported in Table 2 can alternatively be understood as the amount (in °C) that the softening point of the over clad layer is less than about 1650°C.
  • Table 3 lists examples of multimode optical fiber that were processed having 250 ⁇ diameter with a core having a diameter of about 190 ⁇ .
  • the core which was comprised of substantially pure silica, was surrounded by an over cladding layer, which was co-doped with boron and fluorine.
  • FIG. 3 Stress as a function of radial position for the optical fibers of Table 3 is illustrated in FIG. 3 (wherein a negative value is indicative of a compressive stress or, in other words, the magnitude of the compressive stress is the absolute value of the negative values shown in FIG. 3).
  • the over cladding layer which has a radial thickness of about 30 ⁇ , has a compressive stress of greater than 150 MPa when, as in Example 31, the draw tension is greater than 300g.
  • FIG. 3 for Examples 32-35 which are comparative in nature
  • the compressive stress is less than 100 MPa.
  • the over cladding layer of optical fibers corresponding to the embodiments set forth in Table 3 can be doped with between about 12wt% and lwt% boron and 2.5wt% and lwt% fluorine, such as between about 5wt% and lwt% boron and 2wt% and lwt% fluorine, and further such as between about 3wt% and lwt% boron and 1.5wt% and lwt% fluorine.
  • optical fibers disclosed herein can have improved mechanical properties, particularly improved mechanical strength.
  • such optical fiber can be expected to have high tensile strength.
  • conventional optical fiber that does not have such an over cladding layer will have an outside compressive stress that is much lower, such as less than 25 MPa, and will have a substantially lower tensile strength.

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L'invention concerne une fibre optique présentant une résistance mécanique accrue. Cette fibre optique comprend une couche de surgainage qui présente une contrainte de compression d'au moins 100 MPa.
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